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Distressing. Accident at
POnca--HurOn Moving
In Behalf Of Local
Option.
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II the house Of Albert Meyers in this
town. resulting In the death Of Anna
Bowman, whose father formerly resided
here but Who now lives at Homer, Da.
kota county. The gill has Tor q few
weeks bean staying with her sister. Mrs.
Rsyer, and Sunday evening vent to
visit Mr.. Meyers family and stayed all
night. About noon Monday Will Mey-
ers, \ lad OF about 10 yeare, beRan max
ing arrangements to clean his fathers
CUR, which he had directed him to, do .
few days before. Tho gum stood in q
closet and the boy reached in and took
hold Of the barrel to draw it ont.
Directly In front and but o
short distance from him the girl stood,
bending over the baby. As the
gun was being drawn out, the muzsle
pointing towards the girl, the trigger
caught on the edge ola bedstead over
which he Was reaching and the gun was
discharged, the entire charge striking
her In the neck, passing through it and
seyering the juguIar vein and coming
ont at the back Of the shoulder. She
fell and died almost instantly. Seeing
what he had done Myers attempted to
shoot himself then to cut his throat with
. butcher kBae, both Of which designs
we're defeated by those present. The
weapon WAS an old musket and had not
been used :or some time, and the boy
thought it was sot loaded. No blame ie
attached to the boy for the accident
other than careieesness. He is IN 8 bad
way, and il 10 feared that he will lose his
mind over the result. The funeral OF
the girl WAS held from the NJ. g. church
this afternoon and was largely attended.
Pittsbure. May 1O-A terrible acci-
dent occurred st the Edgar Thompson
steel works ct Braddock, about 10 O'Clock
tonight, which will prohebly cost five
lives. Furnace q was blown out q lew
4 ago and to-day . gang of men we're
put 70 work clearing it out. An arch
had formed, composed OF coke limestone
and other materials, which was still at
red heat, and part Of the men were work
ing beneath this mass. Shortly afteI
10 O'clock tonight, without warning The
esch gave way. The red-hot matter was
thrown in all directions, knocking men
down and In some instances almost bury.
Ing them. A few Of the men IN the
vicinity escaped uniniured. In q short
time she debris wAs removed
and i've men we're taken ont in q horrible
condition, their clothing being burned
from their bodies and the flesh LITERAL.
cooked.
Local Option At Huron.
Huron, May 10th-A county delegate
convention in the interest OF q loca
option law was held at the court house
this afternoon. Twenty townships were
represented. q. s. Mousier, Of Altoona
Was chairman, > e. Bishop. of Haron
secretary. Several earnest ,speeche.
we're lmade. Among the speakefa wer.
Rev 3. English, Rev. A. w. AdkinsJl
and Col. Preston. The following conn
" central committee was appointed
E.d g. Langley, Of Huron; Benedict. O
Wcolsey. Gee. oi altoona; Bishop, o
Huron. and p. Lane, Of Cavour. a
committeeman from each township il
the county was appointed to not will
the centred committee to attend to thu
circulating Of petitions, call meetingl
and have petitions placed in the hand,
Of the secretary Of central committee,
before IuEs7sa5th. A mass meeting Wal
also held at which speeches were mad.
By Opic Of Cavour, Miller, Of Altoona
and Cressey, Of Oshkosh, Wis.
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